"And who are fully as well worth loving and tending as M. Noirtier," said Madame de Villefort; "besides, they are to come to Paris in about a month, and Valentine, after the affront she has received, need not consider it necessary to continue to bury herself alive by being shut up with M. Noirtier."

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She considered anything but the very best manners to be an affront to her dignity.

Words without deeds is an affront to the principle that guides our Nation and makes a mockery of the values we as public servants claim to love.